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April 26th, 2012

April 26, 2012

William Eugene Hickey, age 71 of Cozad, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012 at his home in Cozad after a courageous battle with lung cancer.
Bill was born Dec. 22, 1940, to William J. and Gertrude (McCarthy) Hickey at their home near Anselmo.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Michael; step-father, Lyle Kutsch and sister-in-law, Connie Hickey.

April 26, 2012

By

Ellen Mortensen, Chief Managing Editor

The Department of Economic Developmentâ€™s Travel and Tourism Division is once again hosting its â€śPassportâ€ť program, and this year five area entities have been included on the list.
Designed to encourage travel and tourism across Nebraska, the Passport program includes a number of specialized tours. Broken Bowâ€™s own Arrow Hotel is one of the stops featured on the Unique Accommodations Tour.

April 26, 2012

By

Heidi Phelps, Chief Reporter

SARGENT - - Sargent Elementary School is getting a new playground. Years of weathering has made the current Woodchuck equipment no longer safe.
With the dedication of the students and effort from the community, the playground is underway. Various student fund-raisers included selling popcorn after school, paying to wear pajamas to school, buying extra recess time and selling homemade cookies. The 6th grade class even wrote letters asking for donations.

April 23rd

April 23, 2012

By

Deb McCaslin

The Broken Bow Aquatic center is nearing completion, and the Broken Bow City Council voted today to plan a celebration around its opening. As long as the weather cooperates, the pool will open to the public at noon May 28, with a celebration and ribbon cutting planned for the following Saturday.

"Outdoor pools are weather sensitive," reminded City Parks Superintendent Dan Anderson at Monday's City Council meeting.

A budget of $3,000 has been approved for the celebration for food and fun drawings, including a family fun pass.

April 23, 2012

By

Ellen Mortensen, Chief Managing Editor

Trent Esch, 35 of Broken Bow, was arraigned in Custer County Court Monday morning on two charges related to a March 18 incident of a shooting at an unoccupied Custer County Deputy Sheriff's vehicle. Esch turned himself in to authorities April 10.

April 22nd

April 22, 2012

By

U.S. Census Bureau - Special Edition

April 22, 2012, marks the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day â€• a day intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earthâ€™s natural environment. The day came from reaction to a massive oil spill in waters near Santa Barbara, Calif., in 1969. In honor of Earth Day â€• and Earth Week (April 16-22) the U.S. Census Bureau put out a special edition of Profile America Facts for Features which includes examples of Census Bureau statistics pertaining to energy and the environment.

April 21st

April 21, 2012

By

Deb McCaslin

The Custer County Chief celebrated 120 years in business Friday evening with a Birthday Bash, and lots and lots of cake. And at 6:30 p.m. the grand prize winner of the Amazing-Give-A-Way was announced. Deb Weatherly wasn't immediately onhand, but it didn't take her long to get to Huckleberry's to receive twenty $100 bills, counted out one at a time by the nice sized crowd.

The staff of the Chief would like to thank everyone for attending, to the staff of Huckleberry's and especially to the Amazing-Give-Away business sponsors.

April 20th

April 20, 2012

April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - and Healing Hearts & Families and Broken Bow Mayor Cecil Burt are collaborating to encourage public awareness and understanding about the extent of sexual assault along with the services available in our community to assist those who have been raped or assaulted.

April 20, 2012

By

Ellen Mortensen, Chief Managing Editor

Once again, the Safe Communities for Custer County Committee sponsored a â€śGrim Reaperâ€ť program at an area high school. Students at Anselmo-Merna high school were visited Monday, as throughout the day the â€śreaperâ€ť plucked a student from the classroom every 32 minutes - signifying how often it is estimated someone in this country loses their life as the result of drinking and driving.

April 19th

April 19, 2012

Sandra Verlene Meinhardt, 74, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away at the home of her son, Brett Meinhardt, also of Sierra Vista, April 14, 2012, after a brief struggle with melanoma cancer.
She was born March 13, 1938, the third child of Ralph and Avis Headley Clay in Broken Bow. She started elementary school near Berwyn. In February 1947, she and her sister Dawn, after the death of their mother, moved to Longview, Wash., to live with their grandparents, Willie and Elsie Headley.